What is in Organic Dirt?

Question

What is in Organic Dirt? Have you ever noticed that if you pour water into potted plant that has organic dirt it just sits there for several minutes BUT if you use real dirt it goes right down to the roots immediately. WHY?! And what's in the Organic stuff?

Answer 1

Organic dirt is composed of many things. Dirt from outdoors is bad, and infested with lots of things and is mostly made up of clay. Organic dirt contains probiotics and a variety of other healthy things for plants. Some of them don't have a wetting agent applied which allows the water to flow better. Also, you're supposed to use perlite with the soil so it drains better.

Answer 2

It sounds as though you are talking about a commercial product called Organic Dirt, but I've never heard of it. When you water a plant in "real dirt" and the water goes "to the roots immediately" it sounds as though you are describing a plant that has become rootbound and has too little soil and the water runs right through the pot. Dirt is organic. Healthy living soil is full of minerals, organic material, bacteria, fungi, and many kinds of bugs, insects, and other critters. When you water a plant in healthy living soil the water will take a while to run through because more of the water is being held within the soil. That's what the plant needs.

Answer 3

Dirt made from an organ. I just don't know what organ it is, the heart, lungs, spleen, gall bladder, Wurlitzer, or what?